Female American Eskimo Puppy, should we fix her or not?

fix. too many good puppies at the shelter need attention. Half the time the only reason to get a pure bred is for vanity of the owner.

Hello -

If you keep a female in tact and she is not actively being bred at most every other heat cycle - and even then is still fixed by the time she is 4 or 5 you can look forward to:

A. When in heat she will be in need of some satisfaction and if she can get out of your house/yard/care she will run looking for any dog to help her.

B. If she is accidentally bred with a dog much larger than her you can look forward to a possible emergency C-section that can cost from $800 up to $3000 and more depending on the complications in the whelping. You could even lose her during the whelping if she has too many complications or blood loss.

C. Females who are not fixed who are not bred have an extremely higher risk of contracting breast cancer by the age of 6 through age 9 than dogs that are fixed when they are young.

Honestly, there are no pro's to keeping her in tact unless you are an experienced breeder who is trying to better the breed through selective and careful breeding.

Good Luck in your decision. =)

Absolutely, YES!

There is an organization called PAWS that can help with the cost, which depends on the size of the dog and the individual vet.

http://www.paws.org/cas/spaydaylist.php

The procedure is very common and the dog can sometimes come home the same day. Just keep her very calm and quiet for a few days - no jumping off couches, etc. Keep the stitches clean and dry and don't let her chew them open - use a plastic hood (Elizabethan collar) if you have to.

There is a tiny risk of infection and and even tinier risk that the dog might die under anesthesia. It is much healthier for the dog to be spayed - they can never get uterine or ovarian cancer, and there is less risk of mammary tumors. Usually the risk of cancer or a nasty uterine infection called pyometra is much, much greater than any risk from having a dog spayed.

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_pyometra.html

And you won't have male dogs hanging around your house when she's in heat, fighting and soiling you lawn.

Spaying:

A better pet for you and your family - she can focus on you rather than finding a mate (driven by raging hormones)

Less likely to have the urge to wander/run off to find that mate

Reduces the chance of developing mammary cancer in later in life - and eliminates the possibility of developing pyometra (infection of the uterus) - which requires a costly emergency spay anyway...

No unwanted puppies (she may be bred by a neighbors dog - not the dog you intended her to breed with, and when she is in heat - you will have all the unaltered males flocking to your yard!)

If spayed - she will not bleed all over your home (yes, they do get their period - and they bleed everywhere!)

If she is not of breeding quality - i.e. champion bloodlines and cleared of breed related faults with a solid temperament, she really should not be bred - and it would be best for her health to spay her.

Here is a link to more info:

If she is just going to be a pet, she should be spayed. You do not have to worry about unwanted puppies, and your dog wandering off when she is in heat or always having male dogs coming around. It is much healthier for a dog to be spayed or neutered, helps protect them against cancers of the reproductive orgas.

PLUS

No because american eskimo puppies are so cute and cuddly.

CONS

Yes because are a handful and they demand a lot of attention.

Definitely have her spayed.

Pros:

- you won't have blood spotting around your hosue when she goes into heat

- you won't risk her health from going into heat (it can be a risk)

- you won't end up with an accidental litter of mutts that you can't find homes for

- you wno't have other people's male dogs hanging around and being aggressive when you walk her and she's in heat

Cons:

- there aren't any cons

Yes, fix her. There is no reason not to unless you plan to breed her, and probably that is not why you got her. Generally speaking spaying makes better pets, tames them down into nice family dogs.

you know for every 1 human there is 18 dogs that are stray and have no homes and there are 48 cats for every 1 human so you should spay and neuter your pets so there is not an over abundance of unwanted pets

i agree with joe, any dog not used for breeding should be spayed, i have a female Eskie and the vet recomended it because she is a small dog and if she went into heat and a larger dog got her it could kill her to have the pups